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  1. DriftKr6l

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    #1 DriftKr6l, Sep 27, 2024
    Hey Y'all,

    The flashlight that came with my F430 is cesed (battery leaked and corroded the cap to the body) and for the life of me I can not get the cap off. I used the bellow rubber strap wrenches as to not scratch up or damage it and although I was able to get some significant force into it, it did not budge.
    Anyone have success getting a ceased cap off, how did you do it?


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  2. Nospinzone

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    #2 Nospinzone, Sep 27, 2024
    Spray it several times over a couple days with WD40 or other penetrating oil.

    (I assume you mean seized.)
     
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    #3 DriftKr6l, Sep 27, 2024
    I thought about that but then the actual light is watertight. It's got o-rings on both ends so I don't think any penetrating oil or WD-4 is going to get into the threads
     
  4. Nospinzone

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    #4 Nospinzone, Sep 27, 2024
    Spray it several times over a couple days. I bet it will. ;)

    BTW, the problem with forcing it with those wrenches is you could destroy the threads.
     
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    #5 energy88, Sep 27, 2024
    Have you tried gently applying heat with a hair dryer or putting it out in the sun? The heat might cause the metal to expand enough to break loose the corrosion.
     
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    #6 DriftKr6l, Sep 27, 2024
    Have not yet, i was thinking of putting the cap end in boiling water tomorrow.
     

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    #7 05F430F1, Sep 28, 2024
    i'D THINK YOU WANT IT TO CONTRACT SO i'D PUT IT IN ICE
     
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    #8 technom3, Sep 28, 2024
    Heat usually does better for corrosion.


    Also any sort of vibration will help. Banging it will help. Obviously you don't want to damage it so use a towel or a yoga mat.

    Heat should be good. If you want to get creative use a massage gun. You would be surprised how it just needs to fracture and shake the crap loose out of the threads
     
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    #9 iheartf430s, Sep 28, 2024
    The guy i got my F430 from spent a lot of time sorting out his (now mine) flashlight's leaking battery. Good luck my friend. It's worth the effort, they're super expensive!

    On another note: would it not make sense to remove the battery permanently?
    I mean we all have a flash light on our cellphone, right?
     
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    #10 DriftKr6l, Sep 30, 2024
    Thank you all for the advice.

    Removing the battery is what I would do, and will do once I get this opened and cleaned.
     
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    #11 vincep99, Oct 1, 2024
    I had a similar problem; the batteries leaked and expanded and were thus seized in the flashlight housing. I spent a lot of time to carefully extract the batteries, cleaned everything up and put in new batteries. Still doesn't work; I guess it's the LED?
     
  12. Nospinzone

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    #12 Nospinzone, Oct 1, 2024
    Did you rough up the contacts with light sandpaper? Even if they looked clean, there can be an invisible layer that prevents good contact.
     

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